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Monday, April 21, 2014

Our Czech friends in the local church are concerned for
their children’s spiritual welfare, in the same way Christian parents in America are.The problems Czech teens face are very
similar to those teens encounter in America, but amplified in some ways.The culture here is very secular and
consumerist, like American culture.There is little Christian influence evident in any aspect of public life
here.The parents in our church want to
prepare their teens for this environment.To help with their Christian growth, we are planning to host two young
women this summer who will work among the teens in our church and help us with
the English camp.

Jinae from Blacksburg, Virginia and Kathryn from Medford, Oregon
live almost 2,700 miles apart, but they share a passion for Christ that we hope
they will impart to our teens.These
ladies are raising support and making plans to serve with us in Zlin in June
and July.Please pray for them, for the
Lord to bless their work among the children of our Czech church, and, if the
Lord encourages you to do so, please help them financially.

To donate online to Jinae, please click on THIS link and designate your gift to account #14075; to
donate online to Kathryn, please click on THIS link and designate your gift to
account # 18807; or you may call MTW's office at 678-823-0030 or 1-866-373-6133
and ask donate to either account. Please
support your home church before you consider giving to our work. Thank you!!

Saturday, April 19, 2014

For the past week we have been traveling around Ukraine visiting our
fellow missionaries who work there.We went
to encourage them, to pray with them, and we were the ones who came away
encouraged.In spite of the enormous
political unrest and daily uncertainty, these brave souls are continuing to
work for the Kingdom.One family asked
us, what if we feel called to remain, even if Russia occupies our city?That is inspiring courage.

While we were in Kiev, we had the privilege of visiting the
Maidan, scene of the late February, violent clashes between ordinary citizens
and armed riot police.Although the
former battleground is still “occupied” by local militias, it is slowly being
transformed into a memorial to those who died in the fighting.Large patches of streets and sidewalks are
covered with memorial candles and two-foot-thick piles of flowers.There are dozens of makeshift memorials to
the “heavenly hundred” who gave their lives to liberate their fellow citizens
from the oppressive and massively corrupt former government.

Most jarring of all was a 10 meter stretch of sidewalk
devoted to the memory of a young man who could not have been more than 17 years
old – just a few years older than our grandsons.What a sacrifice.Who would give their son, or grandson, to buy
the freedom of others?Who would endure
the lifelong pain of such a memory, such a loss?God would.

With hopes for our own resurrection from the dead and the
city whose architect and builder is God,

Support Madeline!

To donate to Madeline's account, please click on THIS link and designate your gift to account #12178, or you may call MTW's donations office at 1-866-373-6133 and ask donate to her account. Please support your home church before you consider giving to our team. Thanks!!